ALL ABOUT

IS A "DISABLED" ADVOCATE FOR THE "LEGALLY" DISABLED! THE HANDICAPPED PARKING ADVOCATE: [1] WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING THE PYRAMID MANAGEMENT GROUP TO INSTALL AUTOMATED DOORS AT THE MAIN ENTRANCES OF THE POUGHKEEPSIE NY GALLERIA. [2] WAS SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING THE THEATRE MANAGEMENT OF THE DANBURY CT AMC THEATRE COMPLEX TO INSTALL/ACTIVATE AUTOMATIC ENTRANCE DOORS. [3] RECENTLY, THE HANDICAPPED PARKING ADVOCATE HAS PREPARED AND SUBMITTED A PROPOSAL FOR HANDICAPPED PARKING ENFORCEMENT IN NEW YORK STATE.

• SICK_OF_SEEING A DRIVER PARK IN A HANDICAP PARKING SPACE AND THEN PHYSICALLY “R U N” INTO THE MALL OR STORE ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU PERSONALLY NEED AN OXYGEN TANK!

NOW IS THE TIME TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE INCONSIDERATE DRIVERS!THEY ARE TAKING UP A VALUABLE PARKING SPACES THAT PEOPLE WITH "REAL DISABILITIES" COULD USE!

BE A RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN AND REPORT THESE VIOLATORS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT!

OUR MISSION

BE RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND EDUCATE OTHER "LEGALLY" HANDICAPPED INDIVIDUALS ON WHAT THEY CAN DO, WHO THEY CAN NOTIFY, AND WHERE THEY CAN GET ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING HANDICAPPED PARKING VIOLATIONS. GIVE THEM THE URL FOR THIS BLOG: http://handicappedparking.blogspot.com/RECORD, TAG, AND USING EITHER YOUR CAMERA OR CELL -PHONE CAMERA . . . PHOTOGRAPH ILLEGALLY PARKED CARS. POST THESE PHOTOS WITH CAR INFORMATION ONTO THIS BLOG http://handicappedparking.blogspot.com/. PASS THIS SAME INFORMATION ON TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND THE EDITOR OF YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPERS.

REMEMBER . . . THESE DRIVERS ARE NOT ONLY BREAKING THE LAW . . . . . THEY ARE TAKING UP A VALUABLE HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACE THAT IS REALLY NEEDED BY A DISABLED PERSON! IT IS YOUR CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT THEM TO LAW ENFORCEMENT!

WHAT YOU, YOUR RELATIVES AND FRIENDS CAN DO . . . N O W !

K N O W _T H E_ L A W:

1. DID YOU KNOW THAT WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE A HANDICAP PARKING PERMIT IT IS ILLEGAL TO PARK IN STRIPED AREAS ALSO CALLED ACCESS AISLES!

2. DID YOU KNOW THE DMV MAY REVOKE YOUR LICENSE IF YOUR HANDICAP PARKING PLATE OR PERMIT IS MISUSED!

3. DID YOU KNOW THAT THE PERSON WITH THE DISABILITY MUST BE EITHER THE DRIVER OR A PASSENGER IN THE CAR PARKED IN THE HANDICAP PARKING SPACE!

4. DID YOU KNOW THE FINE FOR ILLEGALLY PARKING IN A SPACE RESERVED FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IS $50 TO $150 PLUS A MANDATORY SURCHARGE! THE FINE CAN BE HIGHER IN DIFFERENT STATES.

5. DID YOU KNOW IT IS A MISDEMEANOR UNDER THE STATE PENAL LAW TO MAKE A FALSE STATEMENT OR PROVIDE MISFORMATION TO OBTAIN A PARKING PERMIT FOR A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY AND IS PUNISHABLE BY FINES FROM $250 TO $1,000. THERE MAY ALSO BE ADDITIONAL CIVIL PENALTIES UNDER THE VEHICLE & TRAFFIC LAWS.

2. ADVISE THE PHYSICIAN WHO CERTIFIED YOUR CONDITION FOR OBTAINING A PARKING PERMIT THAT THE DMV LAWS HAVE CHANGED WITH SERIOUS PENALTIES IMPOSED. GET AND GIVE THEM A COPY OF THE LATEST "PARKING FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES" BROCHURE FROM THE DMV.

1. PHOTOGRAPH THE CAR USING YOUR CAMERA OR CELL-PHONE AND MAKE SURE THAT THE CAR, LICENSE PLATE AND THE STRIPED LINES OR HANDICAP ICON IS IN THE PICTURE.

2. TAG THE DRIVER’S CAR. MAKE ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE "CAUGHTYA! ON CAMERA"FORM POSTED ON THIS BLOG. WRITE THE LICENSE PLATE, STATE, AND LICENSE NUMBER IN THE SPACE PROVIDED. PLACE FORM ON THE WINDSHIELD OF THE VIOLATOR'S CAR UNDER THE WINDSHIELD WIPER.

3. TAKE NOTES. HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER OR YOURSELF WRITE DOWN DETAILS SUCH AS: TIME OF DAY, LOCATION, CAR INFORMATION: YEAR, MAKE, MODEL, COLOR, LICENSE ETC. POST THE PHOTO AND INFORMATION ON THIS BLOG.

4. PASS THIS SAME INFORMATION OVER TO THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, THE DMV, AND THE NEWSPAPERS.

Saturday, November 10, 2007

YOU'RE ILLEGALLY PARKED EVEN IF YOU HAVE A PERMIT AND IT IS IN YOUR HANDBAG!!!!!!

11/09/2007 01:06PM

1998 GMC YUKON DARK RED

NY DUG 498

PLEASANT VALLEY, NEW YORK

McDONALDS - US ROUTE 44

NO HANDICAPPED LICENSE PLATES OR PARKING PERMIT!

N O T I C E___T O___ALL___HANDICAPPED____DRIVERS:REMEMBER, YOU HAVE A HANDICAPPED PARKING PERMIT BECAUSE OF A MEDICAL NECESSITY!

YOU ALSO HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO PROPERLY USE IT AND DISPLAY IT WHEN PARKING IN A HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACE.

IF YOU DON'T DISPLAY THE PERMIT YOU ARE ILLEGALLY PARKED AND IT IS A PARKING INFRACTION!

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT - U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE

DMV INFO - DISABILITY

KNOW YOUR COUNTY SHERIFF

CAUGHTYA ON CAMERA TAG

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